Artist Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917-2000
Printer Sirocco Screenprinters, American
Publisher Founders Society
Collaborator Ives-Sillman, Inc., American, founded 1958
Title
  • John Brown's victory at Black Jack drove those pro-slavery to new fury, and those anti-slavery to new efforts
Date between 1974 and 1977
Medium screenprint printed in color on wove paper
Dimensions Image: 20 × 14 inches (50.8 × 35.6 cm)
Credit Line Founders Society Purchase, Commissioned by Founders Society Detroit Institute of Arts, 1978
Accession Number F1983.18.12
Department African American Art
Not On View
Signed Signed, lower right: Jacob Lawrence 1977
Marks Two chop marks at lower right corner, to the left: Ives-Sillman Inc; to the right: Founders Society Detroit Institute of Arts
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil, lower left: #12 7/60
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right: Jacob Lawrence 1977
1983-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)